Is sleep paralysis a dream?

It is not a dream, it is a real state where your body feels locked. Please do not worry, it passes away in a few minutes. Just focus on slow breathing when it happens.

Actually it is not a dream, your mind wakes up before your body can move. I used to get this a lot when my thyroid levels were totally fluctuating. Please get your basic blood tests and thyroid panel done once and show a proper doctor.

I feel like I am awake and someone is sitting on my chest, it is definitely not a regular dream. Does anyone else also feel a heavy pressure on their chest during this? I literally feel so terrified every single time.

Dream? I wish it was just a sweet dream where I am eating gulab jamun. Here I am fully awake and frozen like a statue. At my age, even my joints freeze during the day, now my whole body freezes at night too!

My grandmother used to say it happens if we sleep on our back and told me to keep a iron key under the pillow. But scientifically speaking, it is just a temporary sleep phase mismatch. I asked our family doctor and he said regular sleeping hours will solve it.